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The FEATURE ARTICLE of this newsletter is a new article by Rev. Joseph
Chambers, D.D. who is a Pentecostal minister at
Paw Creek Church in Charlotte, NC. The article is entitled "A
New 'Jesus'". The New "Jesus" has been around for a long
time. He is really not very "new". But many people are
being deceived by this new gnostic mystical "Jesus", this new "Jesus"
that tolerates sin and titillates the flesh.

Through many years of Bible study I could never understand what Jesus
meant by His breathtaking statement, “For many
shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”
(Matthew 24:5). Since I have watched this
Scripture being fulfilled by much of the modern religious world, it
is now seems clear to me. Jesus was prophesying that false
prophets and false religious movements would use His name, preach with
His name, and even confess faith in His name, but
would be serving a different Jesus. I believe He was suggesting
that the ultimate deception would be by men and women that
actually say, “Jesus is the Christ,” but do so only in name, not in
reality.

The New “Jesus” has the same name and is preached or promoted
with the same great Bible verses, but bears no
recognition to the historic message of the cross. The cross-centered
life, where the flesh is crucified and the self-life is denied,
has no relationship to the flamboyant Christianity of today that looks
more extravagant than Hollywood.

The Jesus of the Bible, the risen Lord, who is presently at the Father's
right hand, would be totally repulsed by the worldly hype, the godless
singers, and all the fanfare that is the heart of today's church world.
He would march into these unholy temples and drive out the false prophets
that preach for wealth and gain. He would call them “vipers” and
“hypocrites.” They would hate Him today just like the Pharisees hated
Him in their day. Let's look at a few clear differences between the
Son of God Himself and the new “Jesus” of today's deception.

The New “Jesus” makes people wealthy, famous, and provides them
extravagant lifestyles.

The New “Jesus” is a lawless “Jesus.” The commandments
of God are out and any standard of Godliness is rejected and even repulsed.

The Biblical Jesus plainly said, “He that saith, I know him, and
keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”
(I John 2:4).

The New “Jesus” loves for his followers to be loose, even dress
vulgar or at best casual. For the first time in church history, the
dress standard for God's house has become immodest, confusing, and cheap.
The New “Jesus” has no standard of right and wrong.

The historic Jesus floods human hearts with reverence and even an awesome
fear at the very mention of His name. Our Savior still instills in
“saved hearts” a beautiful desire to come before Him in purity, holiness,
and godly attire.

The New “Jesus” loves for women to be Jezebels and for men to
be effeminate. Cross dressing is the love of those where this new
“Jesus” has manifested his dark confusion. It is a new “Christianity”
where the masculine “Jesus” has become a soft, slick, effeminate “Jesus.”

The true eternal Son of God is absolutely masculine, authoritative,
and Sovereign. There is no sign or sense of weakness,
compromise, or effeminacies in Him or His person. Even the effeminate
pictures painted by perverted artists are totally out of
order in a believer's home. Do not ever use statues or pictures
of Him to visualize or aid you in worship. It is idolatrous and
forbidden in Scripture.

The New “Jesus” loves the new music. The “blood” songs
are too old-fashioned. Songs about the Rapture, the Great Tribulation,
or the Millennial Reign are out and the new dominion songs are in.
A favorite is, “Come Ride With Me.” It is a “Manifest Son's of God”
song that has the Son of God replaced by this new “Jesus” that is riding
through the land. The new songs are Beatles-type music. Beautiful
women who are seen dancing down the aisles are now said to be “returning
the arts to the church.” The music prepares the emotions of these
deceived worshippers to receive the spirits of this new “Jesus.”

Music is still a marvelous way to worship the Lord of the Church.
Our Jesus desires our worship, but will not receive
anything but spiritual worship and spiritual music. Soulical
music or fleshly music that feeds the appetites of the carnal man
cannot be used for our Lord in praise to Him. Our eternal Savior
was the Creator of all things and powerful spiritual music was
at the core of the Heavenly scene as all creation was planned.

The New “Jesus” says, Take the cross off the wall” so that sinners
won't be offended. The truth is that it isn't sinners that are offended
by the cross; it is the new “Jesus” that is offended. The cross of
salvation has been replaced by a false salvation born in hell. The
new “Jesus” had to go to hell and be born again instead of dying on the
cross. What an absolutely clear picture of what this new “Jesus”
really represents. He is an impostor from hell masquerading right
in the churches that claim the name of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

The true Lord of the church was crucified on a cross of shame as our
substitute. His death decided forever that Satan had
lost and was destined for defeat. Satan has used every idea that
hell could produce to rob that cross of its glory. Every effort
has failed and this last scheme is the devil's grand finale.
It too will fail, but will serve to show the world the final bankruptcy
of
Satan's kingdom.

The New “Jesus” wants a worldly kingdom to take over government
and to establish authority over the whole earth. He desires earthly
power on a grand scale and will stop at nothing to force everyone to be
under his control. This new “Jesus” has no moral principles in operating
His religious systems. His followers are already talking about wars,
military crusades, and kicking people's behinds, etc. as they establish
his political system on this earth.

The Nazarene we worship has no political design. His kingdom is
spiritual and “cometh not with observation” (Luke 17:20) until the
time of judgments against sin. It is the Father that will give Him
His kingdom and holiness will be the principles of government. The
Son of God will sit upon the “Throne of David” and the kingdoms of the
world will worship the Lamb of God with everlasting joy.

The New “Jesus” will eventually be manifest as an out and out
homosexual. Homosexuality is not just another sin in the long list
of sins. Homosexuality is rebellion against the very creation of
mankind. It is sin against the “image of God.” It is a form
of depravity that confronts God in His very nature as the masculine Creator.
This sin will be the heart and soul of Satan's false kingdom that this
new “Jesus” is promoting. Daniel clearly shows this expression of
the false “Jesus” and the Antichrist personality in Daniel 11:36-39.

The precious Son of God is truly God manifest in the flesh. His
nature is divine and every expression of homosexuality will be banished
from the face of the New Earth. Jesus is the image of the Father
and His new glorified saints will be pure, sinless, and resurrected in
His likeness.

The New “Jesus” is spectacular and will do many paranormal things
to titillate your flesh. His greatest attraction is the lying wonders
that he is already manifesting, but what is to come will be even more convincing
to the sign seekers. The few things that are already occurring give
us some idea of what he will produce. The characteristics of these
paranormal events will best be described as “spectacular nonsense.”
Here are a few of the things already occurring:

A perfect way to know that you are worshipping the new “Jesus” is if
any of these signs occur to you. If your church is experiencing these
signs, your church has changed to worshipping the new “Jesus.”

The King of Kings will never titillate your flesh to try to gain your
surrender. His Word says, “Come now, and let us
reason together (mental activity), saith the LORD: though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah
1:18). He saves by the preaching of His Word and your
acceptance of His gospel. Satan has no beauty, his offer is deceptive
and his promises are lies, so he must deceive you into his
false religious system. The Lord of Lords is creator of the earth,
but His invitation is based on truth and life changing reality.
You must choose Him because you understand who He is and His offer
to you.

The New “Jesus” is an “angel of light” from the pit of hell.
He will appear on walls and in strange paranormal ways. He will likely
appear as some great light or in a strange dream or revelation. Some
of the ways this strange “Jesus” appears may sound similar to some Biblical
event. Be careful to learn the voice of Scripture because there may
well be an event that only a discerning heart can know the truth.

The Son of God will always invite you to discern by truth, rightly divided
before you commit your soul. Our Redeemer never mixes a little truth
with a lot of error. Every expression of the Lord will be pure, totally
Biblical and sensible. He never manifests Himself in “spectacular
nonsense.” He said, “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and
am known of mine.” (John 10:14).

The New "Jesus" loves the many corrupt Bible translations.
The new religious crowd hates “absolute truth” and they are arrogant in
supporting corrupt versions. This new “Jesus” loves anything that
connects the Scripture to the Roman Catholic Church. The constant
reduction of Jesus as Divine, the changing of Him as Master to merely a
teacher, plus thousands of other changes have been a great plus for the
new “Jesus.” The new worshippers have followed the design of the
new versions by referring to the Lord Jesus in many cheap ways. Often
He is simply called “JC.” Kenneth Copeland said that when he read
where Jesus said, “I am,” he just smiled and said, “I am too.”

The Lord Jesus is the Word of God. The written Word, when true
to the original text is just as truly the Word in written form as He is
the Word in living form. The Apostle John settled who Jesus is in
His Gospel. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that
was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
(John 1:1-5).

The New “Jesus” is delighted to have Mary as his co-redeemer.
Mary and her many false apparitions will continue to gain great popularity.
One Catholic priest in Charlotte was speaking to a “Women's Aglow” meeting.
They asked the false priest why Catholics prayed to Mary. He answered,
“Mary can con the Father better than Jesus.” I heard these words
with my own ears or I would be unwilling to print them. The new “Jesus”
is Catholic, Charismatic, Evangelical, Mormon, Islamic, Hindu, etc. all
put together. The only group that this new “Jesus” cannot tolerate
is Bible believing fundamentalists. We are hated by every manifestation
of this spirit.

Jesus Christ gave great honor to His earthly mother. She was a
genuine saint of God, but is no greater than any other obedient person.
She awaits the resurrection and it is nothing but necromancy (communication
with the dead) to suggest that she can talk to you or take you to God.
The Son of God clearly rejects all such foolishness about His earthly mother.

The New “Jesus” is a sinner-friendly “Jesus.” In fact,
the new “Jesus” is also “sin-friendly.” Nothing is to be condemned
or rejected by the followers of this “Jesus.” Tolerance is the word
they have coined. This new “Jesus” wants you to let him judge the
sin and the sinner, but remember his god is the devil and sin is his character.

The Son of God loves the sinner, but comes to him with conviction of
sin so the sinner can be redeemed. The first step towards the saving
merits of the Lord is to understand that you are a sinner. He will
never approach anyone in anything less than His holiness. The true
“sinner-friendly” Savior comes in such holiness that the sinner is smitten
in guilt. This is the true friend of lost souls.

Conclusion

There are many further differences between the new “Jesus” and the true
Jesus. Millions are being deceived. The flesh has no capacity
to discern between this titillating “Jesus” that comes in lies and deceiving
powers. The Word of God alone is our safety. Every believer
has the responsibility to warn souls of this darkness and to help the few
that are willing to listen. If Jesus warned of this false or new
“Jesus,” then everyone should take the facts seriously. Just because a
preacher is smooth, soft, and is kind to you does not prove a thing.
Is he preaching the new “Jesus” or is he preaching the old-time truth that
saves? There is no excuse for the fact that you do not know better.

You can get on your knees right in your own world and surrender to the
Lord Jesus Christ. Give Him all and be willing to obey all of His
Words. “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4).

Rev. Joseph Chambers, D.D. is a Pentecostal minister at Paw Creek Church
in Charlotte, NC. Visit their web site at:
http://www.pawcreek.org/